Intel Extreme Tuning Utility 6.5.1.371

While overclocking your CPU or GPU has become more and more common over the years due to the rise of gaming, 3D animation, and the general increased support of companies, not many people overclock their RAM sticks as the process can be quite complicated and the developers haven't really supported that as much. Intel Extreme Tuning Utility aims to fix that, and it also aims to help overclock the CPU as well.

The installation process for Intel Extreme Tuning Utility is quick and easy, with not much to talk about. It's worth noting that this program is aimed at users with Intel motherboards. If you have other boards, it will more than likely not work at all, as it needs Intel drivers that only comes with that hardware.

One thing before using any overclocking software is knowing exactly how far you want to push before stopping - have the values ready. This particular program comes with a professional-looking interface that encases three panels - System Information, Manual Tuning, Stress Test, and Profiles.

By selecting the manual tuning option, you get a new screen with lots of values to customize. Unless you're an expert at overclocking, leave this along. The other tabs are mostly self exaplantory. However, the main sectioon is where you can find all the information about your computer. It dispalys CPU Core Temperature, CPU Utilization, and processor frequency.

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility may be very niche, but it is an official program designed to help you with whatever problems you're having. If you're an intel user, you should download this program.